Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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